No Such Thing As A Fish

116: No Such Thing As Notting Mountain

Jun 2, 2016
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ANECDOTE

Eccentric Doctor Uses Testicles

  • Charles Edward Brown-Séquard injected ground guinea pig testicles to reverse aging and boost strength.
  • He even swallowed cholera patient vomit to self-test cures, showing extreme medical eccentricity.
INSIGHT

Advantages of Left-Handed Players

  • Left-handed baseball players have a natural advantage due to proximity to first base and rarity.
  • This rarity means right-handers face lefties infrequently, making lefties harder to play against.
ANECDOTE

Potato Cheating in Baseball

  • Minor league player Dave Bressnerhan tried cheating by hiding a peeled potato instead of a baseball.
  • He got fired immediately after this obvious trick was discovered despite scoring a point.
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